Nebraska Revised Statute 45-605

The board shall be responsible for the administration of the Collection Agency Act. All applications for licenses provided for in the act shall be made to the board. If the applicant is an individual, the application shall include the applicant's social security number. The board shall investigate the qualifications of each applicant for a license. Based on the results of the investigation, the board may either issue a license to the applicant upon the payment of the license fee and the furnishing of the bond provided for in section 45-608 or refuse to issue such license. The action of the board may be appealed, and the appeal shall be in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act.